In Huckleberry Finn, Huck is faced with several conflicts due to the tension of society vs. nature. At the beginning of the novel, the reader is immediately aware of how uncomfortable Huck is with his proper household. After his father returns his ambition to escape "pa's" drunken grasp is more clear and his desire to be with nature and his own presence elevates. While society is telling him to be more clean and put together he refutes this claim by traveling to be on his own on an isolated island. However once again he encounters a situation where society would pressure him to do what it feels is right. When Huck discovers Jim, a run away slave that he knew previously he goes by his own beliefs. Instead of treating Jim like a slave, he decides to treat him like a real person. Society wouldn't accept this at all. By Huck going by his own individuality, Jim has a shot of reaching his dreams of being free. Individualism of a person can also help others, like in this situation.